The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-08-11

than this season and may be had at any
price. A. a natural consequence the aver
age darkey is happy, for he can come as
near living eight days in the week as the
next person as long a. the watermelon
season lasts
We are glad to be able TO announce that
Mrs K w. Coghill who has been quite
sick for some weeks, is rapidly recovering
and will soon return to her dress making
business again. This will he pleasant
news to her lady friends and customers.
The GOLD LEAF acknowledges the
receipt Of ticket of invitation to attend
the Tobacco Convention at Morchead City
August 18th. 1t is expected that there VIII
he a large attendance Of tobacco men from
every section Of Virginia and North
Carolina.
The Chenoa, Illinois, GGGette says Rip
Van Wrinkle made fool of himself in
going to the damp, chilly mountains to
take Il good long sleep, when lie could
have accomplished the same ends, and had
a much more quiet place to take nap III
a store that did not advertise.
lie IcOnUt6FU i OU6bCCO cON| IH11
The people of Henderson, y. c., are working
to secure tobacco factories at that place.
No better opening for such anywhere.
For smoking tobacco or cigarettes particu-
larly, Henderson stands without rival
as desirable point for the manufacturer.
Mr. L. F. Bowen tells us he wants
situation With some good man to take
charge Of farm next year. Mr.. Bowen
is practical farmer, good manager and
an industrious, hard working man. ANY
one needing the services of such man
would do we'll to communicate with him.
We are authorized by Mr.. Samuel Wat
kins to say that the Executive Committee
extends an invitation to all the editors OF the
State to attend the Tobacco Convention at
/ Morehead City on the 18th inst. 1t will be
pleasant to have as many of the press rep
resentativcs present as can conveniently at
tend.
| Three wears undisturbed possession of
setter dog will destroy the yeracity of the
best man in America.-MacOn, Ga, 1et6-
graph.
A friend at our elbow suggests that the
recent possession of high grade milk COW
will discount the setter dog and give him
two in the 90.
Good schools always tend to the upbuild-
ing of town, and no town will prosper
without them. Remember this and see
that Henderson Female college and our
male schools are patrOnized as they should
be the coming session. No need of sending
your sons and daughters away from home
to be educated.
The Raleigh ECening VasltOr says nearly
everybody is going on the grand bonanza eX-
curson to Norfolk, Washington and BaIti-
more on the 10th inst. The fare to Norfolk
is only s.. 80, with reduction in hotel bills.
That prince of clever fellows, Capt ID. L.
Ward, will be in charge which insures
most delightful trip.
Miss Maud Rodgers Will open private
school at the school house formerly occu-
pied by Rev Mr.. Allen near the cemetery,
on the 18th inst. She is a young lady we'll
qualified for the duties of the school. room
both by education and experience, and her
school will commend itself especially to
the patronage of those persons living i'll
that part of town.
The editor is attending to his duties this
week, but is not yet sufficiently recovered
from his recent sickness to he imbucd with
any amount of enthusiasm in the get up OF
this issue Where there is physical Ian
guor there cannot be that active mental
vigor that should characterize the columns
of paper representing such people as
the GOLD LEAF does.
In this day aid generation the man who
sits down and waits for some one to come
along and drop an occasional big fat worm
into his lazy open mouth will get left.
Fat worms are scarce and high, and the
proper way to get the best is to get out and
rustic for them: Success only comes
from persistent effort. If you want bust
ness seek it by advertising.
The idea of putting evil doors who are
not able to pay their fine on the streets to
work it out is a good one. That is the
way to treat them When put in the lock
up they are an expense rather than source
of revenue to the town. Let all offenders
be fined sufficiently to deter evil doing,
and if the fine is not paid let them be put
on the streets to work it out.
A hint to those slOw-going, plOdalOng,
don tadvertise people who know nothing
of the terms enterprise and ''prUgres-
siveness :" The Germantown Independent
says:
The clam lives and grows to be eaten or
made bait of Just as the business clam
: lives to be plOwed under in time by his en-
terprISing neghbOrs or TO he pointed to as
a terrible example to fish others out of the
slough of fogyiSm.
: Notwithstanding the late rains work is
progressing satisfactorily on the several
new buildings now in course of construc-
ton in tOwn-Coopers warehouse, Strause
& Raabs prize house, Allen & Ginter's
stemming establishment, Clary Bros prize
house, Kelly & Horner's brick stores, ZOl-
licoffer's law building, and dozens of
dwellings going up in every direction all
, over town. Contractors, mechanics and
laborcrS arc all busy.
The gainesville Democrat has been
studying human nature. 1t says: The
fellow who loafs around on the streets all
day and goes home at night to wife,
mother or sister, who works hard to sup
port him, can tell you exactly what the
country needs to make it prosperous, and
what policy newspaper ought to pursue
and the kind of matter it should get up to
make it a glorious success.